Florida can’t replace state tests with national ones, commissioner says

Earlier this week, Seminole schools superintendent Walt Griffin sent a series of testing recommendations to Florida education commissioner Pam Stewart, including the suggestion that the state scrap its Florida Standards Assessments for a nationally recognized test. FSA administration this spring was plagued with problems, leading to a validity study that’s occurring now. If nothing else,…

Florida sees surge in homeschooling

The number of home-schooled children in Florida saw its biggest increase in five years during 2014-15, according to a recently released Florida Department of Education report. (Thanks to the Redefined blog for bringing attention to the data.) Last year, the state counted 84,096 children in home schooling, up 9.6 percent from a year earlier. The…